Wichita eagle., 1887-06-14
THE COURTS.
POLICE COURT,

Yesterday was another active day in the
court and Judge Dixon found himself busy
during the hours he was on duty.
J. w. Morris was arrested for disturbing
the peace, by officer Wachob; S. NJ Sultzer
and B. B. Holman were arrested on similar
charge by officer Easter. The last two had
gone in the room of the Salvation Army and
besides disturbing the meeting by their
boisterous conduct, Sultzer had threatened
to use a revolver. They all paid the fines
assessed by his honor and promised to sin no
more.
street, four in number: George Truman,
John Corran, and Charles Doe by Wood,
and b. NJ. McGinniss by Parks. All
were committed and will be given an oppor-
tunity to work on the stone pile
John Cowan was colored boy who had in
his possession large bunch of keys. He
was not looked upon as valuable citizen
and was given half an hour to leave the city
or remain and work on the stone pile. He
chose the former alternative.
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other disturber of the peace.
E. A. Dunn, the dispenser of the wire bas-
ket, was taken in by Clark and given an OPP
portunity to pay S. and costs for peddling
without license.
Thos. B. Jones had thrown a lighted fire
cracker beneath a horse. He was fined S.,
the minimum for the offense. The judge,
however, RENTED 81.
City against Bettes, the man who made
the assault with the fence picket on South
Fourth, was dismissed on account of the alb
sence Of the prosecuting witness.
DISTRICT COURT.
The case of Salona B. Sherman VS.. II. F.
Sherman was tried before Judge Wall The
plaintiff asks for divorce from the defend
ant on the grounds of extreme cruelty, and
gave in evidence a number of incidents in
support Of her petition. Both the parties
are well up in years, and were married in
this city about two and half years ago
The divorce was granted and the defendant
charged with the payment of the costs of
suit.
A particularly sad case was brought to the
notice of Judge Thomas yesterday afternoon,
in the inquest Of insanity upon the person of
Mrs. Anna Williams She had entered the
Western Union office about II o'clock in the
forenoon and inquired for message which
she said she was expecting from her SON.
Upon being told that there was none for her,
she became very much agitated and went
into Mysteries She fell rigid upon a bench
in the A. d. 7. office, and could not be per
suaded to move. City Marshal Cairnes took
her in charge, and in q short conversation
discovered that her mind WAS diseased, and
upon questioning her farther found
out that she has been an inmate Of an insane
asylum at Mt Pleasant, Iowa. She spoke OF
committing suicide, and said she had bottle
of laudanum in her valise for that purpose.
This was sent for and sure enough the opiate
was found. At the inquest she was adjudged
insane-the verdict being that she was suffer
ing from an alteration Of mind, caused by
worry or overwork. She appeared during
the examination to be suffering the deepes,
melancholy and depression, weeping, speak
ing of the death of her husband and child
of being driven from home by her daugh
tiers. and of being friendless, homeless AND
deserted. She has been in the city about tive
weeks and was stopping at the Riverside
hotel, and has spent most OF her time il
search Of employment
Petition was filed to have administrator o